Electrical Technician
Resume:
KENNETH C. WEBER
ARVADA, CO *0003
******@*******.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain an Mechanical or Electrical Technician position in a MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING, R & D, or QUALITY organization within a corporation to utilize my diverse skills and knowledge.
CAREER SUMMARY
Extensive experience as a Technician providing engineering technical work for high tech and other
companies. Possess a working knowledge of mechanical and electronic test equipment, mechanical gauges, tooling, etc. ISO 9001 Trained. Clean room and ESD Certified.
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO
Area of emphasis: Analog and Digital Electronics, Computers, and Peripherals.
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEGREE IN DIESEL MECHANICS
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO
Area of emphasis: Diesel Mechanics, Welding, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and Machining.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Electrical Technician - Mountain States Automation, Englewood CO (2004 to 2006 and rehire 2007 to 2009) Electrical/Pneumatic wiring and mechanical assembly of panels and Automation Equipment.
Electrical/Mechanical Technician – National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden CO (2006 to 2007)
Electrical wiring and debug. Process Cooling Water, Nitrogen, Argon, and Air installation and plumbing.
Power Plant Operator - Wartsila NA, Golden CO (2002 to 2004) Operate a 113-Megawatt Peaking Power Generation Facility. Operate, Repair, and Troubleshoot large engines and associated systems.
Engineering Specialist - Seagate Technologies LLC, Longmont CO (1998 to 2002) for the
PROCESS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT and AUTOLINE LAB: Responsible for the autoline build, robotics, and tooling; maintaining and running the machine shop and metrology lab; building and debugging tooling, and operating a variety of machines including a coordinate measuring machine, mill, lathe, and band saw. Ordered equipment and supplies with company credit card for the lab.
Mechanical Engineering Technician - Integral Peripherals Inc., Boulder CO (~ 3 years)
for MECHANICAL ENGINEERING R & D DEPARTMENT: Performed mechanical experiments, analyses, and engineering design verification testing. Worked with shock and vibe, acoustics, resonance, high-speed motion analysis, magnetics, chambers, ovens, etc. Prepared technical reports and charts.
Quality Technician for DESIGN VERIFICATION TESTING LAB: Set up and executed design verification tests (DVT) for 1.8”, 2.5”, and 3” computer hard disk drives. Also, performed failure analysis on drives.
Senior Engineering Technician (and all other technician jobs listed on page 2) - Storage Technology Corporation (STK), Louisville, CO (10+ years) for POWER SYSTEMS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT: Duties included building; testing; and reworking prototype and manufacturing printed
Kenneth C. Weber 303-***-**** Resume - Page 2 of 2
wiring boards. Metrology equipment coordinator. Electronic Schematic Capture in Mentor and HP UNIX. Write process instructions. ISO 9001 Training and ISO 9001 Procedure.
Engineering Technician for THIN FILM DISK HEAD (TFDH) PROCESS ENGINEERING and TFDH PROTOLINE R & D: Responsible for set-up and maintenance of current slider fab process. Specified
and procured instrumentation and developed process controls for high precision parts, precision
machining, i.e. grinding, lapping, polishing, and sawing of parts. Accomplished development work on tooling, sample preparation methods, and flying height test standards. Supervised and performed Zygo laser interferometry measurements, training, and maintenance. Completely built, tested, operated, and
experimented with Air Bearing Surface (ABS) lapping machines (mechanical, electrical, electronic, and pneumatic). Also involved with the design of ABS flatness control, row bow mechanics, pole recession, substrate lapping, and adjustable lap tooling for throat height control. Performed Taguchi analysis on the existing auto-lap systems, proto lap tooling, and related slider geometry.
Engineering Technician for HEAD ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL GROUP: Responsible for building a disk tester and head tester, developing air and filtration systems, and working with spinner motors, encoders, pc cards, cabinet doors, laser heads, voice coil rails, etc. Performed resonance testing and was responsible for the mechanical design and testing of StorageTek’s first flying height tester. Also, assisted in improved lapping developments on the ABS lapping machine.
Engineering Technician for TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Built and tested prototype PC boards, wire wrap cards, and custom emitter coupled logic (ECL) circuits for head and disk testers.
Manufacturing Technician for SURFACE ANALYSIS and UNIT TEST: Performed surface analysis tests to determine disk defects. Tested disk control units to PC board level (app. 25 boards).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Courses: AutoCAD R13; SDRC; Statistical Process Control (SPC); Design of Experiments; Taguchi Analysis; Microprocessors; Trouble Shooting, Maintaining, and Upgrading PC’s; Laser Interferometry Seminar; Zygo Laser Maintenance; Basic & Advanced Laser Measurements; Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing; Sample Preparation & Metalographic Techniques; Mentor Graphics and HP UNIX Electronic Schematic Capture; UNIX for Workstation Users; Basic UNIX; Framemaker 4; and Saber Simulation; Keyence and A-B Programmable Logic Control; Coordinate Measuring Machine; IAI Controllers; 18V34SG Power Plant Engines; Programmable Logic Control, College Courses (Red Rocks).
Machine and Equipment Use: Automation; Robotics; Vibration & Shock Equipment; Engine Lathes; Bar Lathes; Mill; Grinding Equipment; Diamond Saws; Lapping Equipment; Oscilloscopes; DVM’s; Function Generators; Gauss Meters; Thermal & Acoustic Chambers; Environmental Ovens; Amplifiers and Accelerometers; Particle Measurements; Mechanical Displacement Devices; Run Out; DiaI Indicators; High Speed Motion Camera; Electronic and Mechanical Gauges; Surface Profilometers; Optical Comparitors; Microscopes; Micrometers; Laser Measurement Devices; IAI Controllers; Coordinate Measuring Machine; Large Engines and Associated Systems; High and Low Power Electrical Systems.
Computer Applications: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA; Power Point; MS Word; MS Excel; MS Access; Advanced DOS; Data Processing; Data Acquisition.
Business Education: Better Business Writing; Team Building Seminar; Seven Habits of Highly Effective People; Time Management; and Total Quality Management (TQM) Training.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Cub Scouts Leader for six years and Seagate Technology Emergency Response Team Member
Contact this candidate